Share of electricity production by source in Finland
Finland: Share of electricity production by source was 0.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity production by source in Finland, 1990–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.2% for share of electricity production by source in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 80.7% on the previous year and down 97.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity production by source in Finland peaked at 22.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2025.
Finland ranks 80th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share of electricity production by source in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.8% | — |
| 1991 | 16.9% | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 13.3% | -21.4% |
| 1993 | 16.1% | +21.4% |
| 1994 | 21.3% | +32.2% |
| 1995 | 17.3% | -18.8% |
| 1996 | 21.8% | +26.1% |
| 1997 | 18.6% | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 11.3% | -39.0% |
| 1999 | 12.9% | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 14.3% | +17.5% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | +34.6% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | -52.1% |
| 2006 | 19.8% | +115.4% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | -35.8% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +40.6% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -26.2% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | -24.2% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +48.8% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | -22.5% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | -35.8% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +35.9% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -22.9% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -44.5% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | +28.7% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -59.9% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -47.5% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -80.7% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 61% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.7% | 11.3% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 9.2% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 6.4% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 0.2% | 4.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More energy & mining data for Finland
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate -0.4241 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 13.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity production by source in Finland?
- Share of electricity production by source in Finland was 0.2% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity production by source recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of electricity production by source recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2025.
- How does Finland rank for share of electricity production by source?
- Finland ranks 80th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity production by source rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of electricity production by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.